Bridge of Allan railway station

Bridge of Allan Scottish Gaelic: Drochaid Ailein
The station after electrification, looking south towards Stirling
General information
Location	Bridge of Allan, Stirling Scotland
Coordinates	56.1566°N 3.9573°W / 56.1566; -3.9573
Grid reference	NS785977
Managed by	ScotRail
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	BEA
History
Original company	Scottish Central Railway
Pre-grouping	Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping	LMS
Key dates
22 May 1848	Original station opened
1 November 1965	Original station closed to passengers
13 May 1985	New station opened to the south of the original site
Passengers
2018/19	0.291 million
2019/20	0.292 million
2020/21	42,486
2021/22	0.136 million
2022/23	0.193 million
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Bridge of Allan railway station is a railway station located in the town of Bridge of Allan, north of Stirling, Scotland. It lies between Stirling and Dunblane on the Highland Main Line, Glasgow to Aberdeen Line and Edinburgh to Dunblane Line.

History

The station in 1974

The original station, built by the Scottish Central Railway, was situated to the north of the A9 road and opened on 22 May 1848. The small station yard on the east (southbound) side of the line, long disused, has been used for new residential accommodation, and the old station house also remains in residential use. On 1 November 1965 the station was closed.

The new station, immediately to the south of the A9, was opened on 13 May 1985. This has allowed better facilities for car parking to be provided. Reopening by British Rail followed an increase in population and employment in the area, partly due to the relatively new University of Stirling situated to the east of Bridge of Allan.

Services

It is served by three trains per hour in each direction to Stirling and Dunblane. Southbound trains continue to either Edinburgh Waverley (half-hourly) or Glasgow Queen Street (hourly, with some peak extras). A number of northbound trains continue beyond Dunblane to either Dundee or Inverness. On Sundays, there is an hourly service in each direction on the Edinburgh to Dunblane route but there are no direct trains to/from Glasgow.

Train services are operated by ScotRail, consisting mainly of Class 385, Class 170 and occasionally a Class 43. The station is equipped with a passenger information system and waiting shelters.

Electrification of the Edinburgh–Dunblane line took place in 2018, which resulted in the DMUs used on this line being replaced by electric rolling stock.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Stirling		ScotRail Edinburgh to Dunblane Line		Dunblane
Stirling		ScotRail Croy Line		Dunblane
	Historical railways
Stirling Line and station open		Scottish Central Railway Caledonian Railway		Dunblane Line and Station open

References

Sources

• Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
• Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

External links

• Video footage and history of Bridge of Allan Station